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Melvin Sparks

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Credits

Various Artists
Very Best of Prestige: Prestige 60th Anniversary
2009
Guitar

Various Artists
Sax and the City: The Sensuous Sound of the Saxophone
2008
Guitar

Various Artists
Jazz Goes Pop: Hits of the 60's, Vol. 1
2008
Guitar

Various Artists
Funk Ain't A Word
2008
Guitar, Vocals

Various Artists
Funk Jazz Brothers
2008
Guitar

Various Artists
Droppin' Science: Greatest Samples from the Blue Note Lab
2008
Guitar

Various Artists
Funky Pieces of Silver: The Horace Silver Songbook
2007
Guitar

Various Artists
Funky Organ: B-3 Jazz Grooves
2007
Guitar, Producer

Reuben Wilson
Movin' On
2006
Producer

Various Artists
Jazz in an R&B Groove, Vol. 2
2006
Guitar

Various Artists
Jazz for the Wee Small Hours
2006
Guitar

Various Artists
Jazz in an R&B Groove, Vol. 2
2006
Producer

Reuben Wilson
Fun House
2005
Guitar, Producer

Ron Levy
Voodoo Boogaloo
2005
Guitar

Charles Earland
Mighty Burner: The Best of His Highnote Recordings
2004
Guitar

Irene Reid
Thanks to You
2004
Engineer, Guitar

Melvin Sparks
It Is What It Is
2004
Producer, Guitar

Various Artists
Kinda Jazzy Kinda Funky
2004
Guitar

Various Artists
Jazz in an R&B Groove
2004
Guitar

Various Artists
Ladiesman: Music for the Bachelor...& His Lady
2004
Guitar

Otis Grove
Otis Grove
2004
Guest Appearance, Guitar

Various Artists
Women of Substance
2003
Guitar

Houston Person
Santa Baby
2003
Guitar, Vocals

Various Artists
Jazz With Gentle Rhythms
2003
Guitar

Various Artists
Jazz Ballads With a Blue Feeling
2003
Guitar

Ron Levy
Finding My Way
2003
Guitar

Various Artists
Jazz Singing
2002
Guitar

Various Artists
Street Grooves (Fantasy)
2002
Guitar

Various Artists
Ain't It Funky Now!
2002
Guitar

Various Artists
Great Night in Harlem (2002)
2002
Guitar

Various Artists
Jazz for Singers and Dreamers
2002
Guitar

Melvin Sparks
What You Hear Is What You Get
2002
Bass (Electric), Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals, Main Performer

Various Artists
Alright!: Black American Dance Music from the Disco Era
2001
Performer

Various Artists
Jazz for the Two of You
2001
Guitar

Jimmy McGriff
Feelin' It
2001
Guitar

Various Artists
Have You Had Your Vitamin B-3 Today?
2001
Guitar

Various Artists
That Lonely Feeling Called the Blues
2000
Guitar

Various Artists
Jazz for a Summer Night (High Note)
2000
Guitar

Jack McDuff
Tobacco Road/Do It Now!
2000
Guitar (Electric)

Charles Earland
Anthology
2000
Guitar

Various Artists
Blue Break Beats, Vol. 1-4
1999
Guitar (Baritone)

Various Artists
Jazz Giants Play Sammy Cahn: It's Magic
1999
Guitar

Various Artists
Prestige Records Story
1999
Guitar

Various Artists
Jazz That Cooks
1999
Guitar

Jack McDuff
Change Is Gonna Come/Double Barrelled Soul
1999
Guitar

Various Artists
Party Jazz
1999
Guitar

Hank Crawford
Crunch Time
1999
Guitar

Various Artists
Legends of Acid Jazz: Tenor Titans
1999
Guitar

Movie Soundtrack
Rush Hour (Clean)
1998
Guitar

Movie Soundtrack
Rush Hour (Original Soundtrack)
1998
Guitar

Reuben Wilson
Down With It
1998
?, Producer

Various Artists
Blues Organ Grooves
1998
Guitar

Various Artists
Jazz for a Rainy Afternoon (32 Jazz)
1998
Guitar

Hank Crawford
After Dark
1998
Guitar

Espm
Reunion - Live at Akbar Hall
1998
Main Performer

Various Artists
Signifying!: Funky Organ Grooves from the Big Apple
1998
Guitar

Various Artists
Those Boogie Knights & Disco Divas
1998
Producer, Performer

Various Artists
Jazz Giants Play Irving Berlin: Soft Lights and Sweet Music
1997
Guitar

Melvin Sparks
I'm a Gittar Player
1997
Guitar, Main Performer

Various Artists
Funky Milestones
1997
Performer

Various Artists
B-3 in Organ Jazz
1997
Guitar

Various Artists
Pulp Fusion, Vol. 1: Funky Jazz Classics & Original Breaks from the Tough Side
1997
Guitar

Johnny Lytle
Easy Easy
1997
Guitar

Various Artists
Blue Break Beats, Vol. 3
1997
Guitar

Various Artists
Gettin' It Off
1996
Performer

Various Artists
Jumpin' Jazz: Real Jazz for Those Who Feel
1996
Performer

Hank Crawford
Tight
1996
Guitar

Various Artists
Funky Guitar Beats
1996
Guitar

Movie Soundtrack
Fritz the Cat/Heavy Traffic
1996
Guitar

Various Artists
Blue Note Rare Grooves
1996
Guitar

Various Artists
Back to Funk
1996
Performer

Melvin Sparks
Texas Twister/'75
1995
Arranger, Conductor, Guitar, Producer, Main Performer

Various Artists
Jazz Dance Classics, Vol. 3
1995
Guitar, Booklet Typesetting

Various Artists
Jazz Dance Classics, Vol. 4
1995
Guitar

Various Artists
Acid Jazz, Vol. 2
1995
Performer

Various Artists
Best of Acid Jazz (BGP)
1995
Performer

Various Artists
Acid Jazz, Vol. 3
1995
Performer

Various Artists
Lost Grooves
1995
Guitar

Various Artists
Make Way for the Originals
1995
Performer

Houston Person
Christmas With Houston Person and Friends
1994
Guitar, Vocals

Various Artists
Jazz Dance Classics, Vol. 2
1994
Guitar

Various Artists
Prestige Soul/Jazz Encyclopedia, Vol. 1
1994
Guitar

Various Artists
Jazz Dance Classics, Vol. 1
1994
Guitar

Various Artists
Funky Beats
1994
Performer, Guitar

Various Artists
Blue Break Beats, Vol. 2
1993
Guitar, Guitar (Baritone)

Various Artists
Blue Break Beats, Vol. 1
1992
Guitar

Melvin Sparks
Sparks!/Akilah
1992
Main Performer

Various Artists
Blue Break Beats, Vol. 1
1992
Guitar (Baritone)

Various Artists
Essential American Singers
1992
Guitar

Various Artists
So Blue, So Funky
1991
Guitar

Various Artists
Giants of Funk Tenor Sax
1990
Guitar

Various Artists
Giants of the Blues Tenor Sax/Giants of The Funk Tenor Sax
1990
Guitar

Johnny Lytle
Happy Ground
1989
Guitar

Hank Crawford
Night Beat
1988
Guitar

The Cruzados
After Dark
1987
Guitar

Hank Crawford
Indigo Blue
1983
Guitar

Charles Earland
In the Pocket
1982
Guitar, Performer

Johnny Lytle
Good Vibes
1981
Guitar

Melvin Sparks
Sparkling
1981
Guitar, Main Performer

Houston Person
Suspicions
1980
Guitar

Soirée
Soirée
1979
Guitar

Melvin Sparks
'75
1975
Guitar, Main Performer, Producer

Reuben Wilson
Cisco Kid
1974
Guitar

Melvin Sparks
Akilah
1973
Guitar, Main Performer

Lou Donaldson
Cosmos
1971
Guitar

Melvin Sparks
Spark Plug
1971
Guitar, Main Performer

Sonny Stitt
Turn It On
1971
Guitar

Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Wild Horses/Rock Steady
1971
Guitar, Guitar (Electric)

Melvin Sparks
Sparks!
1970
Guitar, Main Performer

Melvin Sparks
Legends of Acid Jazz
1970
Main Performer, Guitar

Reuben Wilson
Blue Mode
1969
Guitar

Lou Donaldson
Hot Dog
1969
Guitar

Dr. Lonnie Smith
Think!
1968
Guitar

Jack McDuff
Do It Now!
1966
Guitar

Hank Crawford
Heart and Soul: The Hank Crawford Anthology
1958
Guitar

Various Artists
Christmas Songs (Milestone)
1953

Jazz Album Reviews

Peter Cincotti
East of Angel Town

01/27/2009
Frank Sinatra
Seduction: Sinatra Sings of Love

01/20/2009
Linkin Park
Road to Revolution Live at Milton Keynes

11/25/2008
Theresa Andersson
Hummingbird, Go!

08/19/2008
John McLaughlin
Floating Point

05/20/2008
Dianne Reeves
When You Know

04/15/2008
Kylie Minogue
X (Bonus Track)

04/01/2008

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